Plasma Display Panel (PDP)

Abstract

A Plasma Display Panel (PDP) includes: front and rear substrates facing each other; address electrodes arranged on the rear substrate; barrier ribs arranged between the front and rear substrate to define first, second, and third color discharge cells, the discharge cells being filled with a discharge gas; first, second, and third color layers adapted to be excited by the discharge gas and to emit light; and display electrodes arranged on the front substrate, the display electrodes including non-transparent protrusion electrodes protruding inward from edges of the discharge cells. The non-transparent protrusion electrodes of at least two of the first, second, and third color discharge cells have different areas.

1 . A Plasma Display Panel (PDP), comprising: 
 front and rear substrates facing each other;    address electrodes arranged on the rear substrate;    barrier ribs arranged between the front and rear substrate to define first, second, and third color discharge cells, the discharge cells being filled with a discharge gas;    first, second, and third color phosphor layers adapted to be excited by the discharge gas and to emit light; and    display electrodes arranged on the front substrate, the display electrodes including non-transparent protrusion electrodes protruding inward from edges of the discharge cells;    wherein the non-transparent protrusion electrodes of at least two of the first, second, and third color discharge cells have different areas.    
   
   
       2 . The PDP of  claim 1 , wherein the area of the non-transparent protrusion electrode in the third color discharge cell is smaller than the areas of the non-transparent protrusion electrodes in the first and second color discharge cells.  
   
   
       3 . The PDP of  claim 1 , wherein the non-transparent protrusion electrodes comprise first electrodes protruding inward from the edges of the discharge cells.  
   
   
       4 . The PDP of  claim 3 , wherein the first electrodes extend in a direction parallel to the address electrodes.  
   
   
       5 . The PDP of  claim 3 , wherein the first electrodes extend in a direction at a predetermined angle with respect to the address electrodes.  
   
   
       6 . The PDP of  claim 3 , wherein the non-transparent protrusion electrodes further comprise second electrodes arranged at ends of the first electrodes.  
   
   
       7 . The PDP of  claim 6 , wherein the first electrodes extend in a direction parallel to the address electrodes and wherein the second electrodes extend in a direction perpendicular to the first electrodes.  
   
   
       8 . The PDP of  claim 6 , wherein the first electrodes extend in a direction at a predetermined angle with respect to the address electrodes and wherein the second electrodes extend in a direction perpendicular to the address electrodes.  
   
   
       9 . The PDP of  claim 6 , wherein widths of the second electrodes are equal to widths of the first electrodes.  
   
   
       10 . The PDP of  claim 6 , wherein widths of the second electrodes are greater than widths of the first electrodes.  
   
   
       11 . The PDP of  claim 3 , wherein the display electrodes further comprise transparent electrodes electrically connected to the non-transparent protrusion electrodes.  
   
   
       12 . The PDP of  claim 11 , wherein the transparent electrodes are arranged within the discharge cells.  
   
   
       13 . The PDP of  claim 11 , wherein the display electrodes have a symmetrical structure.  
   
   
       14 . The PDP of  claim 11 , wherein the display electrodes have an asymmetrical structure.  
   
   
       15 . The PDP of  claim 1 , wherein the first, second, and third colors comprise red, green and blue.  
   
   
       16 . The PDP of  claim 2 , wherein the first, second, and third colors comprise red, green and blue.